Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-09-11
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down from Halleck this morning.
R'gulsr meeting Elko Lodge No. IL,
+. 4 A. d.. at their Hall Tonight.
There was a wedding at the Hot
Springs on Sunday Of which We have no
particulars.
J. K. Wilmington. Of White Pine
county. passed through last evening ell
route to woHs. r.
Miss Emma Gardner has SO far re.
covered from her recent illu 80 as TO be
able to return TO her school.
The cost Of silver bullion purchased
by the treasury for the coinage OF silver
dollars during the fiscal year ended
June 80 was S24. 553.615.
Mile. de Ia Rawe, better known as
"ouida." wSs recently requested to
leave a prominent London hotel for
non.payment Of her bill.
Eureka S-ntinel:-The public school
at Ruby Hail will re open tomorrow
morning. with A. T. Stearns ~ Princi-
pal and Miss Z. Manuel IN Assistant.
The Idaho Avalanche has entered
upon its 23rd. volume. i. still as
healthy ~ a yearling colt anil bids fair
to live n long lie OF future usefulness
Samuel McMulIen, of Star Valley,
came down this morning 10 consult DIR.
hsAgs in reference to injuries received
from the kick Of II horse. He is not
seriously injured.
Cours will meet nj Ely next Monday,
says the White Pine News. when grand
and trial %juries will he drawn, but the
regular term for the transaction of
Court work will not probably ba held
till October.
Times. ReView:-Srveral attachment
suits were commenced in Justice Hill
mans court this morning against the
Navajo Queen mining company, and
'heir property here was duly plastered
by the base minions Of the law.
White Pine News:-we learn that the
residences of James Hrnry and Hugh
Frank, in Cherry Creek were DESTROYED
by fire one day last week. We have no
particulars OF the fire. save what the re.
port says both families lost their house
hold goods. We are sorry for our
friends aud hope Inter news will not
make their loss so great.
Eight hundred and twenty. four resi-.
dents OF Canada md a goodry number
OF happy men living at present in al
most every foreign country that We
know Of, says the Examiner, are, rs nm
examination Of the pention lit reveals,
drawing on our government for sup.
port. In the event Of another war the
earth will be on our side.
Bishop Whitaker has decided to di-
vid the Powniug prize If 500 offered
TO th" pupil Of his School for Girls who
makes the greatest progress i'll her
studies during the coming school year.
into four prizes for Scholarship. In
the Academic Department the first prize
will be $40 aud the second $50; in the
Primary Department, $50 for the fret
and so for the second. General Pow.
ming heartily fAyors the division.
Shoshone Journal:-The Rocky
Mountain Telegraph Co. are e1per-
Fencing considerable trouble Ia Mon.
tanN by parties cutting their wire and
carrying 1t of. Last week some party
out tho wire about two miles south of
S:u'rt and carried away two hundred
and nifty yards Of Il. The in
tend TO u-e Every eHertIou to briRg the
offenders TO Justice and stop this crimi-
nal interference with the business Of the
rblic.
CssSia County Times:--There are
twenty newspaper men in the coming
Congress, and the people OF the United
States generally are expecting wonder
ful things from that body. Nor is it
likely that they will be disappointed.
Newspaper men have been telling the
politicians whit the country needs now
for many years. and as soon ms they get
an opportunity Ia put their ideas into
practice there will he some reforms
worth having. 1t is pity that more
of the great men who work on news
papers could not have been sent TO
Washington. Twenty, Of course. will
10 a good work, hit double tbs.
amount would have iunugurstei a mil
leui um.